President Obama trolled President-elect Donald Trump on Monday by saying he would have won a third term if he could have run. And Mr. Trump trolled right back. The president-elect replied on his favorite venue – his certified Twitter account – and said there was “NO WAY” Mr. Obama would have won. “President Obama said […]
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USADrexel University officials were forced to respond to a controversy on Christmas after one of their professors called for “white genocide” on Twitter. George Ciccariello-Maher, associate professor of political science, tweeted on Sunday, “All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide.” Backlash at the comment, which he framed as a joke, soon prompted Drexel officials
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAA&E canceled its highly controversial docu-series surrounding the Ku Klux Klan, which was set to premiere in January, the network said in a statement Saturday. Officials from the network said the show was scrapped after producers discovered members of the Ku Klux Klan were paid for access into the organization, reports said. “Our goal with
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA JetBlue passenger who was kicked off a flight last week for harassing Ivanka Trump has inspired a backlash from Trump fans who now are giving his book bad reviews on Amazon. Matthew Lasner, a Hunter College professor, has seen his Amazon page peppered with one-star reviews and wry comments on his book, “High Life:
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USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The recent UN resolution 2334 will go down in Jewish history as one of the seemingly interminable attempts to destroy the Jews. That the United States should be complicit in the establishment of the resolution, as many people think, is disgraceful. Just as disgraceful is the fact that the
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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — I’m among those who believe that the Jewish settlements on the West Bank constitute a great, perhaps the greatest, danger to Israel. I also believe that accommodation could be made to enable a Palestinian state to have its capital in parts of the city it may call Jerusalem. Yet,
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International, Middle East, USAJason Greenblatt, who with David Friedman made up Israel Advisory Committee, to handle diplomatic talks, with focus on Israeli-Palestinian conflict By Times of Israel staff Jason Dov Greenblatt, Donald Trump’s top real estate lawyer and an Orthodox Jew, is one of three members on the Republican nominee’s Israel Advisory Committee. (JTA/Uriel Heilman) President-elect Donald Trump
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON—The Obama administration portrayed its decision to allow the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlement-building as a way to finally and emphatically demand a stop to the activity. But the move may backfire by hardening positions, both in the right-wing Israeli government and in the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump has already signaled his
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International, Middle East, USAThis article originally appeared on The Motley Fool. If Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t planning to give away 99 percent of his family’s Facebook shares before he dies, I bet he’d be a trillionaire at some point in his life. For now, though, he’ll have to settle for a net worth of $51.7 billion, according to Bloomberg’s
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International, USAIt’s that time of year when many Americans turn to time-honored traditions of Christmas carols, eggnog and kissing under the mistletoe. In our search for holiday traditions outside the US, we came across a Venezuelan tradition: Hallaca. Resembling tamales, hallaca is a staple of Venezuelan Christmas. It’s only made during the holiday, says Juan Freitez
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International, Travel and Food, USAThis article originally appeared on The Motley Fool. Although it was a largely overlooked issue during the 2016 elections, President-elect Donald Trump was pretty clear during his campaign that he planned to leave Social Security alone. Trump’s belief is that America has a pledge to honor in paying retired workers, and it would continue to
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USA“Ink Master” contestant Clint Cummings died in Texas Friday after a battle with Stage 4 colorectal cancer. He was 35 years old. “Ink Master” host and judge Dave Navarro confirmed Cummings’ untimely death via Twitter. “We have lost a member of the #inkmaster family Friend and cast member Clint Cummings has passed @ArtofClint our prayers
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANew York businessman and Donald Trump ally Carl Paladino is being urged to resign from his position on the Buffalo School Board after he told a local publication this week that he wants to see President Obama and his wife killed and sent to Africa, respectively. Mr. Paladino, an honorary co-chairman of Mr. Trump’s New
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USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−This year Hanukkah and Christmas conveniently coincide, but Donald Trump worries about the next four years when he knows wishing Ivanka Merry Christmas may offend her husband Jared. Consequently, he has tasked Jared, who is so Jewish and smart he will negotiate peace between Israel and the Palestinians, to create a
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